Too Much Caution is Not Prudent.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want...
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil: for thou art with me
- Psalm 23
The wise man in the storm prays God,
not for safety from danger,
but for deliverance from fear.
It is the storm within which endangers him,
not the storm without.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.
- Bertrand Russell
The chief danger in life is that you may take too many precautions.
- Alfred Adler
There is beauty and serenity in the eye of the storm.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Rather than worrying about the continuous stream of potential threats,
let us give thanks for our blessing of living in the eye-of-the-storm -
our protected refuge from the terrors
of fearsome dangers just outside our lives.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Whatever the challenges that actually confront any of us on a given day,
the potential threats are always far greater.
There are always an array
of catastrophes overhanging our lives -
wars, terrorists, hurricanes,
earthquakes, escaped murderers,
child molesters, and maybe a runaway
asteroid.
In comparison with what "could" happen, our lives are rather
serene.
Today's affirmation:
I walk today's march with courage.
I create today as my celebration of life.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading:
Life is Not Fearsome
Serenity in Times of Crisis
The Storm of Life
